[INTRO]

Disposable childhood

Lost in a dream

Nowhere to run to

But turning away

Mother and father

Lost in a dream

Sisters and brothers

Never be free



[VERSE 1]

Why you wanna be here

Where you gonna stay

Your life's been nothing

You just throw it away

But girl on the corner

Looking to score

Looks like a woman

Or the girl next door



[VERSE 2]

Why you wanna be here

Did you think there's a cure

You try to repress it

You think you can soar

The man on the corner

He's lost in a dream

So far gone

Never be free



[CHORUS to FADE]

Needles and smoke

In the city of lies

Rapture is found

When you are high

Needles and smoke

To settle the score

There's nowhere to run

In the city of lies



Needles and smoke

In the city of lies

Rapture is found

When you are high



Needles and smoke

City of lies

Rapture is found

When you are high



Needles and smoke

To settle the score

Nowhere to run

In the city of...